 | John Dryden - 1800
...so the excellency of hie manners reformed the other. The desire of imitating so great a pattern 1 ,' first awakened the dull and heavy spirits of the English...insensibly, our way of living became more free ; and the fire .of the English wit, which was before stifled under a constrained, melancholy way of breeding,... | |
 | John Dryden - 1800 - 596 páginas
...the excellency of his nature forgave the one, so the excellency of his manners reformed the other. The desire of imitating so great a pattern, first...and heavy spirits of the English from their natural rescrvedness ; loosened them from their stiff forms of conversation ; and made them easy and pliant... | |
 | 1845
...the excellency of his nature forgave the one, so the excellency of his manners reformed the other. The desire of imitating so great a pattern, first...insensibly, our way of living became more free ; and the fire of the English wit, which was before stifled under a constrained, melancholy way of breeding,... | |
 | 1823
...excellency of his manners reformed the other. The desire of imitating so great a pattern first wakened the dull and heavy spirits of the English from their...insensibly our way of living became more free ; and the fire of the English wit, which was before stifled under a constrained melancholy way of breeding, began... | |
 | 1823
....excellency of his manners reformed the other. The desire of imitating so great a pattern first wakened the dull and heavy spirits of the English from their natural reservedness ; loosened thenr from their stiff forms of conversation, and made them easy and pliant to each other in discourse.... | |
 | Robert Chambers - 1830
...as the excellency of his nature forgave the one, so the escdleucy of his manners reformed the other. as those of the body to meir perfection. Many a good poetic vein is buried under a trade, aud pliant to each other in discourse. Thus, insensibly, our >vay of Jiving became more free ; and... | |
 | 1845
...the excellency of his nature forgave the one, so the excellency of his manners reformed the other. The desire of imitating so great a pattern, first...insensibly, our way of living became more free ; and the fire of the English wit, which was before stifled under a constrained, melancholy way of breeding,'... | |
 | 1845
...forgave the ohe, so the excellency of his manners reformed the other. The desire of imitating so great л pattern, first awakened the dull and heavy spirits of the English from their natural reservcdness ; loosened them from their stiff forms of conversation, and made them easy and pliant... | |
 | John Wilson - 1846 - 344 páginas
...the excellency of his nature forgave the one, so the excellency of his manners reformed the other. The desire of imitating so great a pattern, first...insensibly, our way of living became more free ; and the fire of the English wit, which was before stifled under a constrained, melancholy way of breeding,... | |
 | Robert Chambers - 1879
...the excellency of his nature forgave the one, so the excellency of bis manners reformed the other. The desire of imitating so great a pattern, first...insensibly, our way of living became more free ; and the fire of the English wit, which was before stifled under a constrained melancholy way of breeding, began... | |
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The desire of imitating so great a pattern, first awakened the dull and heavy spirits of the English from their natural reservedness ; loosened them from their stiff forms of conversation ; and made them easy and pliant to each other in discourse. 
